2. Genetics & Inheritance 1 Leaving Certificate Biology

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5. For €100: Who is regarded as the father of genetics? A B C D Punnett Mendel HarveyFleming 50:5050:50 Ask the audiencePhone a friendAsk the audiencePhone a friend

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10. For €200: Alternative forms of a gene are known as … A B C D Autosomes Alleles Junk genesHeterosomes 50:50Ask the audiencePhone a friend

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15. For €300: The diploid number of chromosomes is restored as a result of … A B C D Mitosis Meiosis Gamete formationFertilisation 50:50Ask the audiencePhone a friend

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20. Linkage For €500: Which of the following refers to the formation of an intermediate phenotype from the heterozygous condition? A B C D Incomplete dominance Independent assortment Segregation 50:50Ask the audiencePhone a friend

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22. For €500: Which of the following refers to the formation of an intermediate phenotype from the heterozygous condition? A B C D Incomplete dominance Independent assortment Ask the audiencePhone a friend

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25. For €1,000: Alleles are not found in pairs in … A B C D Fertilised eggs Muscle cells Nerve cellsSperm cells 50:50Ask the audiencePhone a friend

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30. For €2,000: The physical appearance of an individual as a result of the interaction of the genotype with the environment is called the … A B C D Gene expression Phenotype GenotypeGene pharming 50:50Ask the audiencePhone a friend

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35. For €4,000: Which of the following are possible gametes from TTRr? A B C D TR, Tr TT, Rr TT, TRTT, Tr 50:50Ask the audiencePhone a friend

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45. For €16,000: Which of the following is a cross which results in 75% of the progeny having the dominant phenotype? A B C D TT x tt Tt x tt Tt x TtTT x Tt 50:50Ask the audiencePhone a friend

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47. For €16,000: Which of the following is a cross which results in 75% of the progeny having the dominant phenotype? A B C D Tt x tt Tt x Tt Ask the audiencePhone a friend

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50. For €32,000: The process of changing the information in a gene into a protein and the effect that protein has on the organism is called … A B C D Gene pharming Genotype Gene expression Phenotype 50:50Ask the audiencePhone a friend

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55. For €64,000: Two heterozygous tall plants, each with a recessive gene for dwarfism, are crossed. What proportion of their offspring will be dwarf? A B C D 1 in 2 1 in 4 1 in 31 in 8 50:50Ask the audiencePhone a friend

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57. For €64,000: Two heterozygous tall plants, each with a recessive gene for dwarfism, are crossed. What proportion of their offspring will be dwarf? A B C D 1 in 2 1 in 4 Ask the audiencePhone a friend

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60. For €125,000: A normal man marries a woman who is a carrier of the recessive haemophilia gene, which is sex-linked. What proportion of their offspring could have the condition? A B C D 1 in 2 1 in 4 1 in 61 in 8 50:50Ask the audiencePhone a friend

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65. For €250,000: What term is given to pieces of DNA that do not code for a protein and seem to have no function other than to separate genes? They are also known as junk genes. A B C D Interons Genotype ExonsPhenotype 50:50Ask the audiencePhone a friend

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70. For €500,000: A colour-blind man marries a woman with normal vision, whose father was colour blind. What are the chances that a son of theirs will be colour-blind? A B C D 75% 100% 25%50% 50:50Ask the audiencePhone a friend

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75. For €1,000,000: What ratio would you expect in a dihybrid cross between a parent heterozygous for both traits and a parent homozygous recessive for both traits (Independent assortment occurs). A B C D 9:3:3:1 1:1:1:1 1:13:1 50:50Ask the audiencePhone a friend

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